Windows xp and 4gb of ram

[PyrostasisTDK]

Ok I apologize I know this has been covered in a thread here... but the wonderful search feature cant seem to locate it. Spent an hour googling and such and cant seem to find anything out definitively.

I recently downgraded to xp and was told there is something in the boot.ini I can add that will allow xp to recognize 4gb of ram... is this true? If so, anyone know the command and where to put it?

@Wilbur and Xzin- I DID SEARCH I DID! **crys**

[Suvega]

I'm assuming 32 bit windows.

You'll never have more then 3.5 gb probabbly.

This is because of a 32bit address space can only address 4 gb total of ram. That includes memory ont he Mobo and on your video card.
Every mb on your video card has priority over your main memory, so if you have a card with 512 mb of video ram, the max you can have of system ram is 3.5 gb.

Install vista ultimate and suck it up imo
(it works fine, I have 5 comptuers with it)

[NightFire]

there is something you can add to the boot.ini file, but it rarely works. I've done it to 8 computers, it didn't work on any of them. I do not remember what to add.

[JoeWunsch]

Ok I apologize I know this has been covered in a thread here... but the wonderful search feature cant seem to locate it. Spent an hour googling and such and cant seem to find anything out definitively.

I recently downgraded to xp and was told there is something in the boot.ini I can add that will allow xp to recognize 4gb of ram... is this true? If so, anyone know the command and where to put it?

@Wilbur and Xzin- I DID SEARCH I DID! **crys**

As far as I know, the boot.ini modification is only for windows server OS's (and apparently windows 2000 to from this article)

Try reading this article --

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283037

[Xaero1369]

....or, you could aquire a copy of Windows XP Pro 64bit like I have. Coming from trying Vista Ultimate 64bit with 4GB of RAM to XP 64bit, the performance difference is amazing. Vista is just plain a resource hog & it's not like we really need DX 10 for WoW anyway. XP Pro 64bit FTW!! By the way, I've seen it on Newegg.com for $140, you can find it cheaper as I was able to get a copy for $95, but not from a well known & trusted vendor like Newegg. Of course there's always the pirating method, which most don't condone & since M$ has cracked down on activation with invalid or blacklisted keys, it's probably just worth it to shell out the cash. That's my 2¢. (hold Alt & press 0162 on numpad for ¢ symbol) ASCII codes are fun to play with.

[PyrostasisTDK]

yeah Ill probably get a xp 64 bit version... Vista and me just dont get a long

[Klamor]

how do you tell what version of xp you have? is it the color quality thing in settings? (i only have 2gb of ram so it doesn't really affect me but i would like to know )

[NightFire]

I've been kinda standoffish with any of the 64 bit windows... is XP 64 bit better supported and more stable now??

[Maxion]

how do you tell what version of xp you have? is it the color quality thing in settings? (i only have 2gb of ram so it doesn't really affect me but i would like to know )

No, the bit value of your color settings has nothing to do with your windows version. I think you can check your windows version in your system properties (either right click my computer and hit properties (if you are running it in classic mode), or go to system in control panel (both are the same thing anyway)).

[beyond-tec]

I've been kinda standoffish with any of the 64 bit windows... is XP 64 bit better supported and more stable now??

tbh:
I'm currently using Windows Vista Ultimate 64
and it's working sweeeeeet like honey.

No crashes, no problems, everything works smooth.

Got some Error-Msgs when you end several tools but that's not a crash
it's just a warning message that you need to apply because he hasn't found a file.